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Minesweepers were they armed?   Message List  
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Re: Minesweepers were they armed?

--- In NavWarGames@yahoogroups.com, Jim Broshot <jbroshot@...> wrote:
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> On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Mal Wright<mgwright@...> wrote:
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> > Minesweepers came in various types.
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I just hate the fact that (as far as I know) I can't find any Bathurst class
minesweepers in 1/3000th - there were 60 in the class after all.

Cheers, Thomo the Lost <-- willing to be corrected
http://thomo.coldie.net
Wed Jul 8, 2009 1:28 pm

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Hi All I've been searching the internet and find that I think ww2 era minesweepers we armed. So well armed that they look like offensive ships. Did they not... 		Lawrence
thedesign3r
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9:43 pm

G'Day Lawrence, Minesweepers came in various types. Some were required for clearing ports and coast approaches. This job was able to be carried out by small...
Mal Wright
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12:51 am

... Mal is always right and most informative. The U S Navy converted destroyers into "high speed minesweepers" (DMS) in WWII and there were two classes. ...
Jim Broshot
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1:48 am

... I just hate the fact that (as far as I know) I can't find any Bathurst class minesweepers in 1/3000th - there were 60 in the class after all. Cheers, Thomo...
Thomo the Lost
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Offline Send Email 		Jul 8, 2009
1:29 pm

Denian models used to do one. A lovely little model too. If you cant get one from Ian, use the North Head Bangor class minesweeper. They are almost identical...
Mal Wright
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1:30 pm
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